A Week of Good Fun
As of 5:30 on Friday, MDT:
What Poets Are Saying About The Futility Review
Hey! I've been selected not to appear in the Winter 1999 issue of The Futility Review, alongside such poets as Kim Addonizio, Denise Duhamel, Didi Menendez, Joyelle McSweeney, and AD Thomas, among others — also not to appear. − Barbara Jane Reyes
I would like to take a moment to thank all of the nonstaff who did absolutely no work to make my nonappearance happen and for making their nonappearances in the invisible Futility Review offices. I greatly enjoyed not sending in my poems, not being considered for publication and then not appearing in your magazine — except by way of a list demonstrating my nonappearance. − Deborah Ager
Rejected once again! − Eduardo C. Corral
. . . it's an honor to "not appear" alongside such luminous figures as Joshua Clover, Danielle Pafunda, Tony Tost, Jordan Davis, and Matthea Harvey. If you're going to get the finger from a journal, that's a pretty damn strong group of writers to get the finger with! − Seth Abramson
Press Release: The Futility Review Rejected Menendez' poems one year ahead of every else ... − Didi Menendez
As I said in this post, I'm quite taken with The Futility Review. − Nancy Breen, editor of Poet's Market
How did I come to join this club? I'm...honored. − Sandra Beasley
Niice − Suzanne Frischkorn
It is with regret that we are unable to accept the rejection by The Futility Review at this time, due to the high volume of excellent rejections we receive on a daily basis. Please consider rejecting us again. − Robert Archambeau
OMG! That is hilarious. I feel so honored to NOT be included. − C. Dale Young
I won't believe it until I see Lin Lifshin's name appear. − Jilly Dybka
Yes, I remember it well because that issue I was definitely not featured with Peter Pereira, Eduardo Corral, Sandra Beasley, Ivy Alvarez, and others. Wow, life is so great with all the things I didn't achieve with other poets I admire. − Kelli Russell Agodon
Now here's a journal everyone can submit work to − Julie Carter
All I can really say is that I am thrilled beyond belief for this non-honor. − Nick Bruno
I never appeared in The Futility Review and all I got was this lousy t-shirt. − Ivy Alvarez
Comments
I was going to suggest that you publish an anthology--Futile-est American Poetry 2007, FAP--but it occurred to me that someone already has, with an awfully similar name.
Posted by: Richard Epstein | October 13, 2007 05:48 AM
We could enlarge that, Richard, and make it the Futile/Rejected American Prose & Poetry Extravaganza, or FRAPPE. I think this would sell better, and be tastier, too.
Posted by: Eli | October 13, 2007 11:33 AM
Hey, when am I not going to get my non-contributor's copy?
(- on 2nd thought, please disregard this comment. Like it never happened.)
Posted by: Henry | October 17, 2007 09:30 AM
Hey, Henry. You know, we keep meticulous records at TFR, and I can tell you the exact date and time when we failed to ship you the volume in which you did not appear.
I like FRAPPE. We could sell copies at Starbucks.
Posted by: jbahr | October 18, 2007 08:45 AM